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It's My Life

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Here
we are, at the last day of the first month of 2015. And also, the last post for
The Remembered and The Forgotten. I
won’t say much this time, since I’ve said so many in the posts before. At last,
I give a quote from Denis Waitley, “Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed
goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have
any control: now.” So, happy living your 2015 life, Readers! Stay strong and
keep moving on.

“This
ain’t a song for the broken-hearted, no silent prayer for the faith-departed. I
ain’t gonna be just a face in the crowd, you’re gonna hear my voice when I
shout it out loud.” –Bon Jovi, It’s
My Life

For
the last post in this January, let’s wrap up the first month of the new year
with something hot and rockin’. Coming from one of my favorite rock bands, Bon
Jovi, it’s an alternative rock metal song titled “It’s My Life”. It was
released on May 23rd 2000 as the first single from their seventh studio album
titled “Crush”. The song charted in the top 10 across several countries, making
Bon Jovi the only band once classified as 1980s hair metal to reach the
top 40 in the 2000s, a testament to how the song managed to introduce the band
to a new, younger fanbase. It’s arguably their most well known post-1980s hit
single.

“It’s
My Life” ia a song about someone taking control of their own lives; an anthem
of freedom. It’s like a motivation to rise up the spirit of living, to move on
from a broken heart, to wake up from mourning, to stand stall and never back
down. “This is for the ones who stood
their ground; for Tommy and Gina who never backed down. Tomorrow’s getting
harder, make no mistake; luck ain’t even lucky, got to make your own
breaks.” Life will always be full of hurdles indeed, yet God never gives
more than human could handle. So let’s face it with our head held high. “Better stand tall when they’re calling you
out; don’t bend, don’t break, don’t back down.” It’s our lives and we
should, we must, take control of it, don’t bend and don’t break. We won’t live
forever anyway, so while we’re alive, it’s now or never. Be free and open your
heart. Like Frank Sinatra said, let’s do this our way.

The
music video of “It’s My Life”, directed by Wayne Isham, won as Video Of The Year at the VH1 My Music Awards. It starred Will
Estes and Shiri Appleby as Tommy and Gina, the characters from the lyrics, respectively.
Tommy and Gina were a fictional working class couple that Bon Jovi and
Sambora first wrote about in their 1986 hit, “Livin' on a Prayer”. Written by
Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin, this song became an anthem that
appealed to many fans, as it spreaded the spirit of living your own life
without letting anyone else taking control over it. Indeed, “It’s My Life” is a
grand masterpiece from the legendary rock band.

“It’s
my life, and it’s now or never, ‘cause I ain’t gonna live forever. I just want
to live while I’m alive. My heart is like an open highway. Like Frankie said, I
did it my way. I just want to live while I’m alive, ‘cause it’s my life.”
–Bon Jovi, It’s My Life

“This
ain’t a song for the broken-hearted, no silent prayer for the faith-departed

I
ain’t gonna be just a face in the crowd, you’re gonna hear my voice when I
shout it out loud

It’s
my life, it’s now or never, I ain’t gonna live forever

I
just want to live while I’m alive, it’s my life

My
heart is like an open highway, like Frankie said I did it my way

I
just wanna live while I’m alive, it’s my life

This
is for the ones who stood their ground, for Tommy and Gina who never backed
down

Tomorrow’s
getting harder make no mistake, luck ain’t even lucky, got to make your
own breaks

It’s
my life, and it’s now or never, I ain’t gonna live forever

I
just want to live while I’m alive, it’s my life

My
heart is like an open highway, like Frankie said I did it my way

I
just want to live while I’m alive, ‘cause it’s my life

Better
stand tall when they’re calling you out

Don’t
bend, don’t break, baby, don’t back down

It’s
my life, and it’s now or never, ‘cause I ain’t gonna live forever